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Born in Kirchberg, Germany September 11 / 1952
Studied double-bass with Prof. Ulrich Lau in Stuttgart from 1975-1980
Since 2019 living in Munich, Germany.
Mostly freelancing with musicians such as Johnny Griffin, Charlie Rouse,
Clifford Jordan, Sal Nistico, Mel Lewis, Mark Murphy, Bobby Shew, Mose Allison,
Billy Cobham, Tom Harrell, Buddy deFranco, Peter Bernstein, Cedar Walton, Lewis Nash ....
4 LPs and 36 CDs on his own label "Bassic Sound" with Mel Lewis, Benny Bailey, Harvey Wainapel, Rachel Gould, Jimmy Cobb, Roman Schwaller, Mike Clark, Kenny Wheeler, Frank Foster, Lee Konitz, NDR Bigband ....
http://www.thomasstabenow.de
As a member of Peter Herbolzheimer’s "Rhythm Combination and Brass" 1986-98 concerts and recordings with Stan Getz, Eartha Kitt, Philip Catherine, Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Charlie Mariano, Etta Cameron, David Friedman, Dianne Reeves
Recordings and concerts with the Al Porcino Big Band, Joe Haider Jazz Orchestra, WDR Bigband with Rob McConnell or Jerry van Rooyen, SDR Bigband with Bill Holman or Jens Winther and the Munich Jazz Orchestra (Projects with Joe Haider, Roger Jannotta, Kenny Wheeler & Rob Pronk), Member of the Generations Festival Frauenfeld (CH) Bigband (1998 Bill Holman - 2000 Peter Herbolzheimer - 2002 Matthias Rüegg), 2015 HR Bigband with Michael Mantler, 2016 SWR Bigband feat. Larry Carlton, cond. by Magnus Lindstrøm
"Jazz-Preis Baden-Württemberg" in 1986
Member of the European Broadcasting Bigband (EBU) in 1990
Editor of the "1st German Realbook"
Professor for double-bass at the Musikhochschule Mannheim from 1996 till 2018
1999 "Förderpreis für Musik" der Stadt München
